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C. M. FLiNT.

Wagon Brake. l

No. 82.611. i Patented Sept-219,` 1868.

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IMPROVEMENT IN WAGON-BRAKE.

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T() ALL PERSONS TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS MAY COME:

Be it known that I, CHARLES M. FLINT, of Hancock, of the county ofHillsborough, of the State of New Hampshire, have invented'a new anduseful Improv/ement'in Brakes for Wagons, 8va.; and I do hereby declarethe same to be fully described in the following specification,`andrepresented in the accompanying drawings, Vof which- Y Figure 1 is aside elevation,

Figure 2 an under side view, andV 'Figure 3 a longitudinal section of awagon-perch, axle, and wheels, as provided with my invention, applied tothe brake. l j I My improvement has reference to that kind of brakewhich is forced'rngainst the Wheels by the'backpressure of thedraught-animals and the gravitating-power of the carriage-body.

In the drawings, A denotes the front axle, and Bv the rear axle, aud Cthe perch of a common fourlwheeled carriage or wagon, the wheels beingshown at a, a a a. l

The brake-is shown at D as arranged underneaththe perch and in front ofthe peripheries of -the rearv wheels. 'This brake is supported bystaples, b Z1, and basan arm, e, extended from its lmiddle, such armandV brake being provided with lateral braces, ci 0l. The said armsupports the king-'bolt e, which goes down through it and aslot,f,{madein a plate, g, fixed to the under side of the fron-t bar of the perch.The plate g rests directly on the front axle, and the king-bolt g'oesdowninto or through the said'ax'le.

An inclined plane or cam, 7L, is flxed against the rear side and at themiddlefof the brake. This plane or cam operates -with a toggle, t',which has an arm, k, extended from it, and is vpivote'd to the underside otlthe perch in manner as represented in the drawings; Aconnecting-rod, l, jointed to the arm, extends to a lever, m, pvoted tothe side of the perch, und arranged therewith in manner as shown in thedrawingstv By moving the lever backward, the toggle will be moved awayfrom theinclned plale, so as tov allow the brake to be forced hackagainst the rear wheels, when the forward axle may be moved backwardrelatively to the perch, or'th'e latter advanced' by the load withrespect to the said axle. The toggle and inclined plane,

however, serve to hold the brake out ofA action on the wheels, as wellas to graduateits pressure thereon.

The slotted plate g serves as a stop to' arrest the forward movementofthe brak,land to connect the king-i bolt with the perch. A

I make no claim to the application of a brake to the wheels and tongueof a carriage, so as to be forced back against the wheels by thedraught-animal or'animals, or by the advance of the carriage-body, whilethc wheels may be held back by the draught-animal or animals,

What I claim as my invention is as follows:

I claim the arrangement of the brake-arm c and the slotted plateg withthe king-bolt, the front axle, and the fr ont bar of the perch, thewhole being substantially as specified.

CHARLES M. FLINT.

Witnesses: v

R. H. EDDY,

F. P. HALE, Jr.

